Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014?

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dc.contributor.advisorLevy, Brianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHamukoma, Nchimunyaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-12T04:02:42Z
dc.date.available2015-08-12T04:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAt the beginning of 2008, South Africa faced its most severe electricity supply crisis to date. The crisis led to a severe contraction of mining industry output and had a knock on effect on the rest of the economy. This dissertation aimed to explore how such a crisis could occur in a South Africa, when in the years leading up to the crisis, the state owned electricity utility, Eskom, had won awards as one of the lowest cost, most efficient and technologically innovative electricity companies internationally. In order to explore this, the method of the analytic narrative was used, this was supported by process tracing that identified the key period of research as the years 1998- 2004. The paper explored themes of administrative complexity, competing stakeholders and multiple objectives. It was found that the crisis could be credibly explained as having stemmed from the interaction of complex power relations across the public service in a climate of unresolved political conflict and time sensitive decision making.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHamukoma, N. (2014). <i>Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13701en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHamukoma, Nchimunya. <i>"Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13701en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHamukoma, N. 2014. Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014?. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hamukoma, Nchimunya AB - At the beginning of 2008, South Africa faced its most severe electricity supply crisis to date. The crisis led to a severe contraction of mining industry output and had a knock on effect on the rest of the economy. This dissertation aimed to explore how such a crisis could occur in a South Africa, when in the years leading up to the crisis, the state owned electricity utility, Eskom, had won awards as one of the lowest cost, most efficient and technologically innovative electricity companies internationally. In order to explore this, the method of the analytic narrative was used, this was supported by process tracing that identified the key period of research as the years 1998- 2004. The paper explored themes of administrative complexity, competing stakeholders and multiple objectives. It was found that the crisis could be credibly explained as having stemmed from the interaction of complex power relations across the public service in a climate of unresolved political conflict and time sensitive decision making. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014? TI - Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13701 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13701
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHamukoma N. Investing in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13701en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhilosophy, Politics & Economicsen_ZA
dc.titleInvesting in new electricity generation in South Africa : what short-circuited decision-making, 1998-2014?en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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